546-0494/03 – Methods of Ecosystem Studies (MSE)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Environmental EngineeringCredits2
Subject guarantorMgr. Oldřich Motyka, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorMgr. Oldřich Motyka, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
MOT127 Mgr. Oldřich Motyka, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2
Part-time Credit 0+8

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students are familiar with basic approaches in the study of ecosystems. They know the main aspects of scientific work in the field and can work with the obtained field data. They are generally able to anticipate possible conflicts of interest between nature conservation and the investor and propose appropriate measures.

Teaching methods

Seminars

Summary

Common information about methods and procedures for complex study of ecosystems and the landscape. Methods of ecological importance of ecosystems are aimed for biotopes and organisms of open air.

Compulsory literature:

SALA, O. E., R. B. JACKSON, H. A. MOONEY and R. W. HOWARTH (Eds.) Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer, 2000. 421 p. ISBN 978-1-4612-1224-9 SPELLERBERG, I. F. Monitoring Ecological Change. New Zealand: Lincoln University, 2005. 412 p. ISBN 9780521527286 SOUTHWOOD, T. R. E. and P. A. HENDERSON Ecological Methods. Wiley-Blackwell, 2000. 575 p. ISBN 10: 0632054778 LINDDENMAYER, D. B. and G. E. LIKENS Effective Ecological Monitoring. Routledge, 2010. 184 p. ISBN 10: 1849711453

Recommended literature:

STEVENS, M. H. A Primer of Ecology with R. Springer, 2009. 401 p. ISBN-13: 978-0387898810 TOWNSEND, C. R., M. BEGON, M. and J. L. HARPER, J. L. Essentials of Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. 532 p. ISBN-13: 978-1405156585 SCHWOERBEL, J. Methods of Hydrobiology (Freshwater Biology). Elsevier, 210 p. ISBN 978-0-08-006604-2 PEDROTTI, F. Plant and Vegetation Mapping (Geobotany Studies). Springer, 2013. 294 p. ISBN-13: 978-3642302343

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Knowledge are checked during the semester by a semester project and presentations in MS PowerPoint.

E-learning

Other requirements

Study of recommended literature. Processing of projects assigned to exercises.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction to the study of ecosystems. 2. Design of biological and ecological research I. 3. Design of biological and ecological research II. 4. Biological indicators and biomonitoring. 5. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of lower plants. 6. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of higher plants. 7. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of terrestrial invertebrate animals. 8. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of freshwater invertebrate animals. 9. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of terrestrial vertebrates. 10. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of freshwater vertebrates. 11. Recording and processing of biological and ecological data. 12. Evaluation and interpretation of biological and ecological data. 13. Software tools for processing biological, ecological and environmental data.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Winter semester)
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(act. for subtasks)		Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Attendance is mandatory, the maximum allowable excused absence is 20%.

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